Country Focus: France

100.79 million admissions in the first half of the year in France

by Fabien Lemercier

06/07/2015 - According to the CNC’s estimates, 100.79 million admissions were recorded in France over the first half of 2015, or 5.5% less than during the same period in 2014. However, the month of June sent some positive signals, as some 11.99 million viewers visited the country’s movie theatres, a total that is up 5.6% compared to June 2014 and is an upturn following three consecutive months of declining admissions compared to the previous year.

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As for market shares, French films represented 36.5% of the admissions for the first half of 2015 (48.4% for the same period last year), as against 48.4% for US productions and 15.1% for features from other countries.

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